When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Atlas Cross Sport 4Motion’s standard Hill Descent Assist allows you to creep down safely. The Corsair doesn’t offer Hill Descent Assist.
Both the Atlas Cross Sport and the Corsair have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, available all wheel drive, lane departure warning systems and around view monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport is safer than the Lincoln Corsair:
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Atlas Cross Sport |
Corsair |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
48 |
197 |
Chest Movement |
.5 inches |
.9 inches |
Abdominal Force |
64 lbs. |
191 lbs. |
Hip Force |
215 lbs. |
240 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Spine Acceleration |
35 G’s |
43 G’s |
Hip Force |
529 lbs. |
816 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
309 |
344 |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.